Floor-hinge for doors.



J. C. PETERICK.

FLOOR HINGE FOR DOORS.

APPLlCATlON FILED JUNE 17, 1915.

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To al wh we con er Be it known that I,4JOSE P HC. Pnrnniok, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Stamford, in .the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Floor- Hinges for Doors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in floor hinges for doors, the object being to provide means for adjusting the door, which is to swing to either side, so that it may be brought into alinement with a companion door, if hung in pairs, or will set squarely in the door frame if hung singly.

lVit-h this object in view, it consists in. the details of construction as will be more fully explained and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in section of a part of a door and the lower hinge; Fig. 2 is a View in plan of the housing that is secured within a recess in the lower edge of the door; Fig. 3 is a view in horizontal section through Fig. 1 below top of the housing, and showing the end of the lever in section, and Figs. 4: and 5 are views in transverse section adjacent the free end of the lever.

1 represents a housing adapted to be secured within a recess in the lower edge of the door 2, by screws passed through the holes 3 at the ends. This housing is open at the bottom and is provided in its top with a circular opening which forms a bearing for the hub 4 of the adjusting lever 5. The hub of this lever is provided with an angular bore 6 to receive the upper end of the shaft 7 of the door closer 8, which may be of any approved construction and is located in the floor in the usual and well known manner. The upper end of the shaft 7 is the same shape in cross section as the angular bore 6 in the hub of the lever, and it is preferably made tapering, as shown, so as to make a close fit within said bore. The lever 5 rests within the housing 1, and in a plane above the lower edge of the door, and is provided near its free end with two holes both of which are threaded for the engagement of the screws 8*, which pass loosely through holes in the sides of the housing 1. Each screw is provided with a head, and the p fi at e of e r a t- Patented J an. 25, 1916. Application a a J 1 7, 1915. Serial nojsaeai.

sides of the housing are preferably counter.- sunk around the screw holes so as to house the whole or parts of the heads in the event the device be used on a door approximately the width of the housing 1; The screws are of slightly less length than the width of the housing 1, so as to provide for maximum adjustment of the lever,and when they are both screwed tight, it will be seen that the lever will be held against any movement independently of the housing, and may be adjusted to either side so as to bring the door into alinement with its companion door,

if hung in pairs or set squarely in the door fr me if hu t ine' yi 05 3 fil -ti ng the screws in the housing, and connecting them with the lever arm, the heads of the screws will always be housed and never project beyond the sides of the door. As a rule the doors will be somewhat thicker than the width of the housing 1, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and this difference in thickness is compensated for by the washers 9, which are placed on the screws and within the countersunk holes for the heads of the latter, so as to bring the heads out flush with the outer edges of the door, the screws being of suiiicient length to permit of the adjustment without becoming disengaged from the lever. With this arrangement it will be seen that either screw can be turned in a direction to move the free end of the lever toward the opposite side of the housing 1, the other screw m0ving freely outwardly through its hole in the housing, and after the lever has been pushed by one screw to a position where the door stands in proper relation to its companion door or door frame, the other screw can then be screwed in flush with the outer edge of the door, and when both screws are thus adjusted, the lever will be held positively against any lateral movement, and thus hold the door in position.

It will of course be understood that the door swings with the shaft 7 of the door closer, and that an alined pivot or hinge is located at the top of the door.

The advantage of this device is that the door may be very quickly adjusted and securely held in its proper position, after it has been mounted on its hinges, by simply adjusting the screws, which as explained and shown, are so located as to be always accessible. Again by connecting the screws with the lever arm and having them move freely through the side walls of the case, the heads of the screws may always be brought flush with the door so that there are no projecting heads or ends to catch in the clothing.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1-- i 1. The combination of a door closer shaft,

a housing adapted to be set into the end of the door and'provided with a bearing, a lever having a hub mounted to turn in said bearing, the said hub having a bore to receive the end of the door closer shaft so as to turn with the same, the bearing in the housing being in the vertical plane of the shaft, and two opposing screws having threaded engagement with said lever near its free end and passing loosely through the side of the housing.

2. The combination of a door closershaft having an angular end, a housing adapted to be set into the edge of a door, a lever having a hub'mounted to rotate in a bearing in said housing, the said hub having a bore conforming in shape to the end of the door closer shaft, and two screws located at opposite sides of the lever, each screw having threaded engagement with the lever and passing loosely through a side of the housng.

3. The combination of a door closer shaft having an angular end, a housing'adapted tobe set into the edge of a door, and provided with a countersunk opening at each side, a lever provided at one end with a hub mounted to rotate in a bearing in said house ing, the said hub having a bore conforming in shape to the end of the door closer shaft so asto rotate with the latter, and screws passing loosely through the countersunk Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

